I spent
three summers away from college at Asbury Park in the late 50's
working on the boardwalk at a hot dog stand near the Homestead
Restaurant and the carousel the first summer and then
"graduating" to Corrubia's Restaurant, across from the
paddle boats on the lake, the 2nd and 3rd summers. At
Corrubia's I was a waiter and tended some bar. I would start
work in June right after Memorial Day. The place was packed
with people. It was busy until just after Labor Day in
September, then it completely died. We stayed in rooming
houses in Ocean Grove. The chains would go up, blocking the
entrances to Ocean Grove, on Sundays. On the weekends, we
would drive down to the bars in Seaside Heights to hear great rock n
roll music from live bands. The movie "Eddie & The
Cruisers" captured this somewhat.